400 



CICHLID.E. 



J to f length of head ; longest soft rays I to f length of head. Anal 

 III 6-8 ; third spine as long as or a little longer than dorsals. I'ectoral 

 f to f length of head, not reaching origin of anal. Ventral produced 

 or not into a filament, reaching vent or beyond origin of anal. Caudal 

 rounded. C.iudal peduncle a little deeper than long. Scales cycloid, 

 25-28 ^jf ) hiteral lines -^' Brown, witli a more or less distinct dark 

 opercular spot, sometimes with a dark lateral stripe; females (with 

 shorter ventrals) with a blackish blotch or ocellus on the soft dorsal ; 



Fig. 270. 



FelmatocJiromis suhocellatus. 

 Type. 



black spots, or one or several black white-edged ocelli sometimes 

 present in the upper part of the caudal ; outer edge of ventrals blackish. 



Total length 75 millira. 



Gaboon to Lower Congo. 



1-3. Types. 

 4-5. Ad. 

 G. SUol. 



7-11. ^i\. &ligr. 

 12-13. Ad. & ligr. 



Gaboon. 



Luali 1\. at Lundo, Chiloango. 

 Luculla U., (^hiloango, Belgian 

 Congo. 



Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). 



IG. PELMATOCHROMIS KRIBENSIS. 

 Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) viii. 1911, p. 373. 



Depth of body 3 times in total length, length of head 3| to 3J limes. 

 Head twice as long as broad; snout rounded, with convex upper profile, 

 a little broader than long, as long as eye, which is 3| to 3^ times in 

 length of head, equals interorbital width and exceeds pra^orbital depth ; 

 mouth moderate, extending to below anterior border of eye; 2 series of 

 teeth, outer rather large, 40 to 50 in upper jaw ; 3 series of scales on 

 the check. Ciill-rakers short, 10 or 11 on lower part of anterior arch. 



